As part of Foxtel's commitment to providing our customers with all the incredible content they want including compelling exclusives, premium programming and securing the best sports rights, we’ve made the decision to change the pricing of our residential Sports and Platinum packages from 1 February 2017.

Platinum HD Customers

A key part of our strategic plan at Foxtel is to effortlessly connect customers to all the stories they love. This commitment to invest in quality content will see the introduction of a new Video On Demand (VOD) channel called Bonus. Subscribers to our Platinum HD package will have the Bonus channel included.

Bonus will be available through Anytime on internet-connected set-top boxes and Foxtel Go from 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2018. It replaces the Presto subscription. Bonus will feature hundreds of hours of entertainment ranging from familiar favourites to new shows express from the U.S. It will be completely on demand, meaning no live programming, so the choice to watch what you want when you want is completely effortless. Just another way we're delivering on our commitment to give customers the content they love.

From 1 February 2017

Platinum HD will cost $137 per month.

Sports Customers

As the indisputable home of live and uninterrupted sport, our 12 dedicated channels will soon include a channel dedicated to Rugby League from February, 2017. You will also continue to enjoy every game of every round of the NRL, AFL and Super Rugby regular seasons live, as well as every practice, qualifying and race of the Supercars, Formula One and MotoGP seasons live. Plus the best sport from around the world including football, cricket, tennis, cycling, U.S. sports and much more from our world class channels Fox Sports, ESPN, beIN SPORTS and Eurosport.

From 1 February 2017

The Entertainment + Sports package will cost $55 per month.

Foxtel Play customers with a $10 entry pack plus the Sports pick will pay $39 per month.

FAQS

What are you changing?

From 1 February 2017, our Sports package will cost $29 per month while Platinum HD will cost $137 per month. This is an increase of $4 to the Sports package and $2 to the Platinum HD package.

Why are you making these changes?

To continue investing in premium programming and securing the best sports rights.

I thought you were trying to make Foxtel more affordable?

These changes only affect the Sports and Platinum packs. There are a variety of price points and ways to watch Foxtel that provide great value for our customers. For example, from 1 February 2017 customers on Foxtel Play have the option to choose a base pick such as Lifestyle or Docos in addition to the Sports pack and pay just $39 per month.

What do Sports customers get for their extra $4 per month?

As the indisputable home of live and uninterrupted sport, our 12 dedicated channels will soon include a channel dedicated to Rugby League from February, 2017. You will also continue to enjoy every game of every round of the NRL, AFL and Super Rugby regular seasons live, as well as every practice, qualifying and race of the Supercars, Formula One and MotoGP seasons live. Plus the best sport from around the world including football, cricket, tennis, cycling, U.S. sports and much more from our world class channels Fox Sports, ESPN, beIN SPORTS and Eurosport.

Never miss a moment with the Foxtel Go** app by streaming the best live sport and your favourite shows from your package on your mobile, tablet or laptop at no extra cost. To find out more visit foxtel.com.au/foxtelgo.

Are you making any changes to the Seniors Card package?

No. The Seniors Card package remains the same.

Does this affect legacy packages like Value packs and the older Essentials package?

Yes, the $4 increase is applied across these Sport packages too.

Does this affect Play?

Yes, the change in Sport pack pricing also applies to Foxtel Play. From 1 February 2017, the Play Sports pick will cost $29 per month.

**Just connect your compatible device to the internet. Data charges may apply. Shows only available if they’re in your pack, some shows/channels not available. Sorry, Australia only.

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We have been with foxtel for a few months and its been an average experience at best. NBL camera crew are terrible, scanning crowd at vital times in game, season link not recording, box cutting in and out.... (IQ3 is junk), cant hook home theatre up properly through lack of ports and option with box, then an increase within a few months of signing... what the? Let alone for something we have no interest in..... rubgy..... are you kidding? Foxtel became less appealing as soon as we joined. First time subscribers and wont be for long.

So it appears we are being offered an "on demand" Bonus channel and enhanced streaming on FoxtelGo - all of which is only accessible via an internet connection using my own data allowance at an additional cost to my Foxtel sub.

These are - yet again - like when you introduced Presto - thanks for nothing Foxtel - useless enhancements that we cannot access.

Like many other regional subscribers we cannot get access to adequate, reliable, affordable internet and data volumes via wireless, NBN fixed wireless or Skymuster broadband to begin to use options like these (Skymuster also has peak data usage restrictions - off peak is between 1.00am and 7.00am). Just search through the cost of wireless plans and connection costs and you'll see what we face. Check the various forums (Whirlpool, Crowdsupport etc) and see how poor the connections and speeds actually being delivered often are.

So we're now going to be paying more for less - no access to content via Bonus or FoxtelGo, no TCM, no EPL, deteriorating hard drive meaning recording playback is a nightmare, so many adverts that I might just as well be watching those tedious channels 7/9/10 ..... Puts me in mind of the amazing shrinking packs of biscuits or toilet rolls !!!!